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Earlier this week we saw some news that the BlackBerry PlayBook will be sold at Staples (among plenty of other retailers) and it looks like it will be on the way to Office Depot as well. As seen in the image above, the 16GB Wifi version will sell for $499.99 and be available in "week 17" (late March/early April-ish). This is the first solid sign of a price tag we've seen in print thus far and it's definitely a welcome one at under $500. So far it looks like there will be no shortage of places to find the PlayBook once it launches either. Thanks @champaigno
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